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smock mill

noun

a windmill with sails and shaft carried by a cap rotating on an octagonal tower.

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Origin of smock mill

First recorded in 1795–1805

Words nearby smock mill

Smitty, S.M.M., smock, smock frock, smocking, smock mill, smog, smogbound, smoggy, smokable, smoke
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British Dictionary definitions for smock mill

smock mill

noun

a type of windmill having a revolving top
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